Area of Studies

mathematics, informatics

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www.umcs.pl/en/faculty-of-political-science.htm

Department

Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism in cooperation with the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science

Tuition and Other Fees

Application fee: PLN 85

Tuition fee:
1st year € 3520
2nd year € 3300

An Early Bird Discount of 150 euros is offered for the one-time payment for the first year of studies made by 30.06.2026!

Application Deadline(s)

Registration is open within the admission period (April - September) and until all the available vacancies are filled.

Course Description

Course Profile

IT Cyber Security is a program for those who wish to combine knowledge of computer science with knowledge of political science and administration.

The knowledge related to political science and administration includes:

1. the place of cybersecurity in the contemporary understanding of security;

2. the complexity of security threats in cyberspace;

3. diversity of areas of activities to ensure security in cyberspace, taking into account political science, but also legal, economic and sociological approaches.

Knowledge related to computer science includes:

1. The principles of operation of the operating system, its tasks and weaknesses;

2. basic programming structures and rules of designing programming scripts;

3. functioning of web applications and knowledge about the basic weaknesses of web applications;

4. principles of operation of computer networks and, weaknesses of protocols and mechanisms operating in all layers of the OSI model;

5. principles and best practices for safe web application programming;

6. principles of operation of cryptographic modules and the manner of their application in IT Systems;

7. the process of performing penetration tests and ability to describe each stage;

8. standards for information security management.

Computer science skills include:

1. efficient performance of tasks in the Linux operating system; 2) designing a simple algorithm and creating its implementation using Python;

2. conducting security tests for Web applications based on the OWASP standard;

3. analyzing the weaknesses of the computer network and applying a security mechanism to protect against potential attacks;

4. finding security bugs in web applications and applying corrections to eliminate them;

5. performance of the required analysis regarding the application of cryptographic methods and the use of appropriate cryptographic modules;

6. performing all stages of penetration testing;

7. creating process documentation of the IT system and conducting a risk analysis of such a system.

Education Requirements

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Contact

Admission enquiries

Email: studyinenglish@mail.umcs.pl 

Phone: +48 519 464 828 (English speaking candidates only, 9.00-15.00 CET, WhatsApp)